Assembly of Bishops of Marriage and Morality
Recently, the public discussion about marriage and about the propriety of its redefinition has once again become prominent. It is a discussion that is certain t...
Tag: Morality
The Purpose of the Church
There has been much discussion around the internet these days on the purpose of the church. The Roman Catholic bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts recently...
Another Whack at Religious Freedom
The National Review – In Catholic churches across the country, parishioners were read letters from the pulpit this weekend from bishops in their diocese a...
H.R. 1179: Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2011
Last week I posted an essay about the removal of the Conscious Clause from the Health Care Law. In essence it removes the right of religious institutions,...
Post in Draft
As you have noticed I have removed the previous post from the blog, after much thought and reading of peoples comments, so I can clarify my position a little bi...
Bullying
Yesterday I wrote a post about the Orthodox Church position on homosexuality. This post was inspired in part by the deaths of kids because of the fact that they...
Orthodoxy and Homosexuality
The past few weeks have seen the number of young people being targeted for their homosexual identity then it has in years past. Recently TV personality Ellen De...
Cremation, an Orthodox Perspective
Recently some folks have asked me about being cremated and what does the church teach about cremation. I have been giving this some thought and found this...
Free Speech
A recent story on CNN.com outlines a problem in the Massachusetts town of Walpole. It would seem that a resident, whose property is located next to the high sch...
Urge President Obama to Seek Cancellation of Haiti’s Foreign Debt
While two-thirds of Haiti’s debt ($1.2 billion) was cancelled in June 2009 thanks to the efforts of faith groups and debt activists, the country still has $641 ...